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==="No god but Allah" (لا إله إلا الله)=== | ==="No god but Allah" (لا إله إلا الله)=== | ||
A statement of absolute monotheism. Note | A statement of absolute monotheism. Note the unusual difference between أله "'ilah" "a god" and the definite الله "'allah" "the God" where one would otherwise expect الإله "al-'ilah" "the god." This is likely under the influence of the Syriac ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ "Alaaha" for "god." | ||
There is a grammatically analogous statement used by | There is a grammatically analogous statement used by Shia Muslims: | ||
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لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار | لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار | ||
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Literally: No sword except Zulfiqar | Literally: No sword except Zulfiqar | ||
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Zulfiqar is the sword of Ali. | Zulfiqar is the sword of Ali. Note that it doesn't imply that other swords don't exist, merely that Ali's sword is the preeminent sword of swords. | ||
==In the Quran== | ==In the Quran== | ||
Since saying the shahada is considered the first pillar of Islam, one might expect that there would be a clear version of it in the Quran saying. Yet the text of the shahada actually does not appear in the Quran, at least not in its full form. | Since saying the shahada is considered the first pillar of Islam, one might expect that there would be a clear version of it in the Quran saying. Yet the text of the shahada actually does not appear in the Quran, at least not in its full form. | ||